Bornito de Sousa, Vice President of the Republic of Angola for the period 2017-2022 and President of the Bornito de Sousa Foundation, travels to Spain, having as one of his objectives to officially visit the European University of the Atlantic (UNEATLANTICO), a university with which the Ibero-American University Foundation (FUNIBER) collaborates closely. During his trip to Santander, he has been accompanied by an Angolan delegation, including senior officials of the Angolan Embassy in Spain.
Upon his arrival at UNEATLANTICO, he was received by Dr. Durántez Prados, FUNIBER’s Director of Institutional Relations, accompanied by the Rector of UNEATLANTICO, Rubén Calderón, and the General Secretary, Roberto Ruiz.
The Bornito de Sousa Foundation’s activities are based on five pillars: education, youth, and digital inclusion; social development and inclusion; environmental sustainability; African and Afro-descendant identity; and the promotion of citizenship, leadership, and governance. Taking into account the shared objectives between the Bornito de Sousa Foundation, FUNIBER, UNEATLANTICO, and the Universidade Internacional do Cuanza (International University of Cuanza, UNIC), it has been agreed to sign a quadripartite collaboration agreement between the aforementioned institutions.
The agreement will be developed by promoting activities in the fields of higher education, culture, technology, ecology, sustainable development, dissemination, and science. The four institutions share the greatest interest in promoting knowledge and links between Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries around the world, with special emphasis on the African and particularly Angolan identity, considering the establishment of UNIC and the Foundation led by the philanthropist Dr. Bornito de Sousa.
The signatory institutions have concluded their collaboration agreement with a view to developing national and international projects, exchanging professors, researchers, and professionals, and conducting courses and research projects. In turn, the signing of this agreement will promote reciprocal support in educational outreach activities of common interest.
FUNIBER remains committed to promoting an Iberophone space for exchange and collaboration between Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, thus supporting equal opportunities for access to international quality higher education.